February 2019

PetMassage Foundation Level Program The PetMassage Foundation Level Program gives you the training to create a successful canine massage practice, business and career. The skills you learn in this program will prepare you for providing massage for house pets, service dogs, sport dogs, dogs in a veterinary setting, and dogs in rehab. This program includes massage skills specifically for dogs, dog handling in the context of a massage session, body mechanics (for you), basic dog anatomy, and a guide/marketing…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The Body Mechanics workshop will help you transform the way you move. When you move more comfortably you will interact with dogs with increased balance, stability and confidence. Our dogs are very aware of how we are feeling. Any limp, slouch, and imbalance in your gait signals them that you are not completely available for them. When you move in balance and ease, you feel more alive. Moreover, your dog will be relieved to know…

4 Hour on-site workshop, PetMassage Institute. The concepts and dog handling skills in this course will enable you to be more confident working with many dog breeds, temperaments, and situations. From the beginning of a dog massage session, you must develop an understanding with the dog so that both of you feel safe and heard. Learn safe and appropriate ways to interact with dogs, whether they are compliant, fearful, anxious, willful, reactive, threatening, in discomfort, stiff, overweight, or just…

March 2019

PetMassage Advanced Level Program This workshop focuses on expanding your canine massage practice with instruction in the Energy systems of dogs: indications and applications of balancing and aligning Advanced myofascial release Neural positional release Positional release of significant trigger points Stretching Palliative care Functional medical terminology vocabulary to work with veterinarians Functional pathology for a more comprehensive private practice and veterinary rehabilitation support Business and marketing support to enhance your private practice This Program Includes 2 Home Study Courses:…

How much do you know about TCVM, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine? Do you know how to apply aspects of TCVM in your dog massage? Acupressure points and meridians are not all there is to know in the complex practice of TCVM. Two of the Four Pillars of TCVM Diagnosis are Tongue Assessment and Pulse Palpation. Would you like to look at your dog’s tongue and use what you see in your assessment and application of massage. You can when…

April 2019

PetMassage Foundation Level Program The PetMassage Foundation Level Program gives you the training to create a successful canine massage practice, business and career. The skills you learn in this program will prepare you for providing massage for house pets, service dogs, sport dogs, dogs in a veterinary setting, and dogs in rehab. This program includes massage skills specifically for dogs, dog handling in the context of a massage session, body mechanics (for you), basic dog anatomy, and a guide/marketing…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The Body Mechanics workshop will help you transform the way you move. When you move more comfortably you will interact with dogs with increased balance, stability and confidence. Our dogs are very aware of how we are feeling. Any limp, slouch, and imbalance in your gait signals them that you are not completely available for them. When you move in balance and ease, you feel more alive. Moreover, your dog will be relieved to know…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The concepts and dog handling skills in this course will enable you to be more confident working with many dog breeds, temperaments, and situations. From the beginning of a dog massage session, you must develop an understanding with the dog so that both of you feel safe and heard. Learn safe and appropriate ways to interact with dogs, whether they are compliant, fearful, anxious, willful, reactive, threatening, in discomfort, stiff, overweight, or just big, during…

2-day hands-on workshop runs Friday and Saturday, following the Level 1 workshop. This workshop is designed to expand your skill set, working with dogs in a heated swimming pool. Become a Certified Advanced PetMassage WaterWork Practitioner. Prerequisites: Completion of the PetMassage WaterWork Program 1, or completion of a Canine Aquatics Program accepted by the IAAMB/ACWT or The PetMassage Training and Research Institute, Toledo, OH. In the Canine Aquatic Massage PetMassage WaterWork™ Program 2 you will learn Additional applications for…

June 2019

PetMassage Foundation Level Program The PetMassage Foundation Level Program gives you the training to create a successful canine massage practice, business and career. The skills you learn in this program will prepare you for providing massage for house pets, service dogs, sport dogs, dogs in a veterinary setting, and dogs in rehab. This program includes massage skills specifically for dogs, dog handling in the context of a massage session, body mechanics (for you), basic dog anatomy, and a guide/marketing…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The Body Mechanics workshop will help you transform the way you move. When you move more comfortably you will interact with dogs with increased balance, stability and confidence. Our dogs are very aware of how we are feeling. Any limp, slouch, and imbalance in your gait signals them that you are not completely available for them. When you move in balance and ease, you feel more alive. Moreover, your dog will be relieved to know…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The concepts and dog handling skills in this course will enable you to be more confident working with many dog breeds, temperaments, and situations. From the beginning of a dog massage session, you must develop an understanding with the dog so that both of you feel safe and heard. Learn safe and appropriate ways to interact with dogs, whether they are compliant, fearful, anxious, willful, reactive, threatening, in discomfort, stiff, overweight, or just big, during…

August 2019

How much do you know about TCVM, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine? Do you know how to apply aspects of TCVM in your dog massage? Acupressure points and meridians are not all there is to know in the complex practice of TCVM. Two of the Four Pillars of TCVM Diagnosis are Tongue Assessment and Pulse Palpation. Would you like to look at your dog’s tongue and use what you see in your assessment and application of massage. You can when you…

PetMassage Advanced Level Program This workshop focuses on expanding your canine massage practice with instruction in the Energy systems of dogs: indications and applications of balancing and aligning Advanced myofascial release Neural positional release Positional release of significant trigger points Stretching Palliative care Functional medical terminology vocabulary to work with veterinarians Functional pathology for a more comprehensive private practice and veterinary rehabilitation support Business and marketing support to enhance your private practice This Program Includes 2 Home Study Courses:…

September 2019

PetMassage Foundation Level Program The PetMassage Foundation Level Program gives you the training to create a successful canine massage practice, business and career. The skills you learn in this program will prepare you for providing massage for house pets, service dogs, sport dogs, dogs in a veterinary setting, and dogs in rehab. This program includes massage skills specifically for dogs, dog handling in the context of a massage session, body mechanics (for you), basic dog anatomy, and a guide/marketing…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The Body Mechanics workshop will help you transform the way you move. When you move more comfortably you will interact with dogs with increased balance, stability and confidence. Our dogs are very aware of how we are feeling. Any limp, slouch, and imbalance in your gait signals them that you are not completely available for them. When you move in balance and ease, you feel more alive. Moreover, your dog will be relieved to know…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The concepts and dog handling skills in this course will enable you to be more confident working with many dog breeds, temperaments, and situations. From the beginning of a dog massage session, you must develop an understanding with the dog so that both of you feel safe and heard. Learn safe and appropriate ways to interact with dogs, whether they are compliant, fearful, anxious, willful, reactive, threatening, in discomfort, stiff, overweight, or just big, during…

6-Day Workshop. Monday through Saturday. Become a Certified Advanced PetMassage WaterWork Practitioner. PetMassage WaterWork is therapeutic and beneficial for dogs; joyful, relaxing, rewarding for practitioners. Working in water is very unlike dry PetMassage. The pool environment offers possibilities unlike any other water or dry modality. Every movement in the warm water is magnified and exaggerated. Each session becomes a joyous dance of wellness and fun. Imagine yourself shoulder deep in a large heated pool, holding a dog, suspended in…

Canine Aquatic Massage, PetMassage WaterWork™ Program 1 Canine Aquatic Massage, PetMassage WaterWork™ Program 2 – July 26-27, 2019 – Kalamazoo, MI 2-day hands-on workshop runs Friday and Saturday, following the Level 1 workshop. This workshop is designed to expand your skill set, working with dogs in a heated swimming pool. Become a Certified Advanced PetMassage WaterWork Practitioner. Prerequisites: Completion of the PetMassage WaterWork Program 1, or completion of a Canine Aquatics Program accepted by the IAAMB/ACWT or The PetMassage Training and Research Institute,…

2-day hands-on workshop runs Friday and Saturday, following the Level 1 workshop. This workshop is designed to expand your skill set, working with dogs in a heated swimming pool. Become a Certified Advanced PetMassage WaterWork Practitioner. Prerequisites: Completion of the PetMassage WaterWork Program 1, or completion of a Canine Aquatics Program accepted by the IAAMB/ACWT or The PetMassage Training and Research Institute, Toledo, OH. In the Canine Aquatic Massage PetMassage WaterWork™ Program 2 you will learn Additional applications for…

November 2019

PetMassage Foundation Level Program The PetMassage Foundation Level Program gives you the training to create a successful canine massage practice, business and career. The skills you learn in this program will prepare you for providing massage for house pets, service dogs, sport dogs, dogs in a veterinary setting, and dogs in rehab. This program includes massage skills specifically for dogs, dog handling in the context of a massage session, body mechanics (for you), basic dog anatomy, and a guide/marketing…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The concepts and dog handling skills in this course will enable you to be more confident working with many dog breeds, temperaments, and situations. From the beginning of a dog massage session, you must develop an understanding with the dog so that both of you feel safe and heard. Learn safe and appropriate ways to interact with dogs, whether they are compliant, fearful, anxious, willful, reactive, threatening, in discomfort, stiff, overweight, or just big, during…

4 Hour on-site workshop. The Body Mechanics workshop will help you transform the way you move. When you move more comfortably you will interact with dogs with increased balance, stability and confidence. Our dogs are very aware of how we are feeling. Any limp, slouch, and imbalance in your gait signals them that you are not completely available for them. When you move in balance and ease, you feel more alive. Moreover, your dog will be relieved to know…